n. [ Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See Tit a small bird. ] 1. (Zool.) (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also titlene. Its nest often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing its own eggs. [ 1913 Webster ]

The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another bird. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) The meadow pipit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses. [ 1913 Webster ]